Originally Posted by
tdracer
If it's a 'proof of concept' prototype, what good is it if it doesn't address the show-stopping aspect of the 'boom'? After all, we've been building supersonic aircraft since the 1950s - the basic technology is well known and understood - so why go through all the trouble and cost of building a prototype if it doesn't demonstrate the technology that's consider new (and - most importantly - critical) to the success of the concept?
Or is just something to show prospective investors to trick them into thinking their money would be going into a viable concept?
It is also using J85s to power it, whereas the real deal is meant to be powered by engines designed and built by Boom themselves. Really I suspect it is just to keep investors happy and the company in the media spotlight.